Dual Language

Dual Language Program (In English)

Enrollment

Program Design

Resources

The Dual Language Program

In the West Linn-Wilsonville School District, children in two of our primary schools and two of our middle schools have the opportunity to become bilingual and bi-literate in two languages, Spanish and English, through a district Dual Language Immersion Program.

The program is located at:

Lowrie Primary School, Wilsonville

Trillium Creek Primary School, West Linn

Inza R. Wood Middle School, Wilsonville

Rosemont Ridge Middle School, West linn

We have a 50:50 model which means that 50% of the instruction is in Spanish and 50% of the instruction is in English. The program at Lowrie is a Two-Way immersion program, meaning that half of the students speak Spanish as their primary language and half of the students speak English as their primary language. The program at Trillium Creek is primarily a One-Way immersion program as almost all of the students are native English speakers, learning Spanish as their second language.

West Linn-Wilsonville Dual Language Brochure English

Enrollment in the Dual Language Program

The Dual Language Program is for residents of the West Linn-Wilsonville School District.

Families living in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District, but outside the boundaries for Lowrie and Trillium Creek Primary Schools, may request bus transportation through the FamilyLink online system. Bus service to locations outside the school boundaries is not guaranteed. When feasible, the District will provide a bus stop as close as possible to the requested address. Families may also request to use an established bus stop for either school.

Dual Language - Kindergarten Registration

Registration begins January 7, 2020. Registration for the Dual Language Program is an online Application of Interest Form (click here for form). Children must reside in the district at the time of completing the application to participate in the program and lottery. The registration deadline is 4:00 pm on January 31, 2020. (If you need assistance completing the online registration form, please contact your school office secretary).

If there is more interest in the program than space available, a lottery will be held on February 7, 2020, 10:30 am at the District Office, in the Boardroom. The lottery is a public process; parents are welcome to attend. a. There are 25 places available in each kindergarten class. In the Two-Way program at Lowrie, half of the places are held for native Spanish-speakers and half of the places are held for native English-speakers. b. Every year the program is open to all students. Siblings are not given preference into the program. However, if a student gets into the program their sibling may also get permission to attend that school. c. After the lottery, parents are notified whether their child was placed in the program or placed on the wait list. d. Parents must confirm their child's placement in the program with the district by a specific date.

Parents who withdraw their child from the program at any time must re-enroll their child (and any siblings) back into their home school.

Late PlacementThe Term, "late placement" refers to placement in the program any time after December of first grade.

Should an opening in the program occur at any time, the parents of the next child on the Wait List will be contacted. If the parent(s) pass on the opportunity, their child is removed from the Wait List altogether.

The student is assessed for Spanish literacy. Students must score on grade level Spanish literacy to join the program OR have previously and continuously been enrolled in a Dual Language Program since Kindergarten.

The family meets with the school principal to learn about the program and make sure the parent(s) support the child's participation in Dual Language.

Student begins to attend school in the Dual Language Program.

Dual Language Orientation will be held at both schools in May. Parents of children in the program will be notified.

Program Design: K-5 Spanish/English Content Areas

Reading

Writing

Math

Science

Social Studies

Music, PE

Kindergarten

Spanish

Spanish

Spanish

English

English

English

1st Grade

Spanish

Spanish

Spanish

English

English

English

2nd Grade

Spanish

Spanish

Spanish

English

English

English

3rd Grade

English, Spanish

English,

Spanish

Spanish

English

English

English

4th Grade

English, Spanish

English,

Spanish

Spanish

English

English

English

5th Grade

English, Spanish

English,

Spanish

Spanish

English

English

English

Target Language Expectations

Kindergarten - Students may not initiate production of the target language, but will show evidence of understanding basic classroom routines, greetings, and high-repetition vocabulary. If the target language is the student's first language, he/she is expected to be the language model for the other students. All students should know what the target language is during that part of the day.

The teacher may expect the student to:

Repeat words and phrases

Use common phrases in the target language

Join in a song or chant

First Grade - Students will begin to respond in the target language and may or may not initiate production consistently. If the target language is the student's language, he/she is expected to be the language model for the other students. All students should know what the target language is during that part of the day.

The teacher may expect the student to:

Repeat words and phrases

Use common phrases in the target language

Attempt to communicate in the target language

Follow directions in the target language

Second Grade - Students are expected to communicate in the target language with increase in this expectation over the course of the year. If the target language is the student's first language, he/she is expected to be the language model for the other students. All students should know what the target language is during that part of the day.

The teacher may expect the student to:

Participate in class with phrases or complete sentences

Talk to peers in the target language

Use the phrase "How do you say..." in the target language when the student does not know a specific word

Third - Fifth Grade - Students are expected to remain in the target language at all times. All communication with the teacher should be in the target language. If the target language is the student's first language, he/she is expected to be the language model for the other student's. All students should know what the target language is during that part of the day.

The teacher may expect the student to:

Participate in class with complete and possibly complex sentences

Only hear the target language in the room

Use the phrase "How do you say..." in the target language when the student doesn't not know a specific word

At all Grade levels:

To encourage the use of the target language in the classroom the teacher will:

Model by staying in the target language

Provide visuals, sentence stems, language support systems to help access and apply the target language

For further information about the Dual Language Program, please contact Assistant Superintendent David Pryor at 503-673-7031, pryord@wlwv.k12.or.us or Assistant Superintendent Barb Soisson at 503-673-7020, soissonb@wlwv.k12.or.us